AN ALL-CONCRETE LOOK FOR RAILWAY TRACK

THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE LAYING OF A MILE LONG SECTION OF PAVED CONCRETE TRACK (PACT) AT DUFFIELD, AS PART OF A HIGH SPEED BRITISH RAIL ROUTE. THE PACT SYSTEM CONSISTS OF LAYING CONTINUOUSLY WELDED RAILS ON A NARROW CONCRETE BED LAID TO A HIGH DEGREE OF SURFACE ACCURACY BY A SPECIALLY DEVELOPED, SELF-PROPELLED SLIP-FORM PAVING TRAIN CAPABLE OF LAYING 40M OF TRACK BED PER HOUR. THE CONCRETE TRACK OFFERS ADVANTAGES OF MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT AND PROFILE COMPARED WITH THE TRADITIONAL BALLAST AND SLEEPER CONSTRUCTION. /TRRL/

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Photos;
  • Pagination: p. 32-3
  • Serial:

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00215704
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM